After chronicling the famed feats of aerial ace Commander Lucille von Shard, propagandist Kile Simlex returns to his desk, resigned to obscurity. A cryptic message purportedly from von Shard offers him a chance at escape, leading him to Deighton—an Imperial world engulfed in rebellion—where he finds the pilot a shadow of her former self. With a deadly xenos mercenary at large and war looming, Simlex must aid her in preparing for a critical battle or witness her ultimate downfall. Denny Flowers’ Above and Beyond is available for pre-order in paperback next week.